Well, probably not a rain delay for you, but I've spent the past four days in Portland, so it's been about four days since I've gone more than an hour without rain, or since I've seen the sun for more than 15 minutes in a row. Oh, wait, given how much time I spend indoors, that latter part happens even in Phoenix.
DBacks News:
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[AZ Central] D-Backs fans wish list - Since it looks like our off-season reconstruction project has come to a close, Nick Piecoro takes a look at what we're hoping for next year. Fervently, fervently hoping for.
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[Venom Strikes] Two Months From Spring Training, A Look at the D’backs Starting Rotation - A quick look over what might be our opening day rotation, and the questions we're asking about each one.
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[FakeTeams] Fantasy Baseball: Is Justin Upton A Top 10 Outfielder in 2011? - Upton's season last year wasn't all we hoped for- from a fantasy baseball perspective, does he look to be a top option in the outfield next year?
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[HardballTalk] D-Backs "seem keen on giving Juan Miranda an opportunity" - Well, if he can perform, no reason not to give him the opportunity.
Former DBacks on the Move:
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[Bleacher Report] Worst of 2010: Power Ranking the 25 Worst MLB Players of the Year: No. 15: Chad Qualls - Dear Bleacher Report...
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[Bleacher Report] Ranking the 12 Best Values Remaining on the Market: Chad Qualls - ...make up your mind.
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[Fangraphs] Webb, Texas Ranger - $3 million plus incentives, which seems far less than his agent was asking for. FanGraphs doesn't expect Webb to make much impact either way for the Rangers with this deal.
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[Sports Illustrated] Chris Young, Chad Durbin, Marcus Thames among best free agents - Jon Heyman's list of top free agents includes this gem: "3. David Eckstein, INF. His mere presence usually means that a team will overachieve. The ultimate scrapper." Uh-huh.
Around Baseball:
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[Philadelphia Inquirer] Baseball Notes: Padres ink Hawpe to play first base - Brad Hawpe to replace Adrian Gonzalez? That's like replacing Mark Reynolds with Melvin Mora. Wait, crap.
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[Yahoo] Cuba’s plan to shop talent may not help MLB - Somehow, I don't see this as likely to lead to fewer defections.
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[Hardball Times] Inside the rules: the strike zone - The strike zone- something so crucial to the game, but something so argued about.
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[ESPN] Jamie Moyer still thinking of returning to pitching in 2012 - Am I the only one who suspects he might be the Comte de Saint-Germain?
Well, they're calling for boarding, so that's your news for the day. See you all back in the desert.